To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be U.S. citizens and 18 years of age or older. A grade point average of 3.0 or above is required. Applicants must must also be able to participate in summer internships at the Department of Defense laboratories, and be willing to accept post-graduate employment with the Department of Defense.
Eligible areas of study include engineering, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, information sciences, behavioral sciences, oceanography, geosciences, nuclear engineering, and more. All students must be currently enrolled as either an undergraduate or graduate student.
SMART Scholarship was established by the U.S. Department of Defense. The program's purpose is to support degrees in the STEM fields to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at Department of Defense laboratories.
The deadline for this scholarship is usually in AUGUST of each year, and the award amount is usually $25,000 - $41,000.
For more details, visit http://smart.asee.org
